Field review of revised medication reconciliation NPSG postponed
Field review of National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) 8, regarding medication reconciliation, has been postponed to later in the year. Originally planned for February, the field review has been moved so that the Joint Commission advisory and board committees can review a draft of the revised Goal.
We originally reported last February on the Patient Safety Monitor Blog that the Joint Commission had decided to make the med rec Goal one with which hospitals had to comply, but about which they would not be surveyed. The 2010 NPSGs contain language about medication reconciliation, but the field has widely expected an announcement about what will become of the Goal. The Joint Commission has not announced when it will release the 2011 NPSGs and if they will contain any other changes (in addition to those made to the med rec goal).
How has your facility been handling medication reconciliation since The Joint Commission backed off surveying the Goal’s requirements?
You can find The Joint Commission’s announcement about postponing field review here.
About the Author: Heather Comak is a Managing Editor at HCPro, Inc., where she is the editor of the monthly publication Briefings on Patient Safety, as well as patient safety-related books, webcasts, and audio conferences. She is also is the Assistant Director of the Association for Healthcare Accreditation Professionals (www.accreditationprofessional.com) and manages Patient Safety Monitor (www.patientsafetymonitor.com), of which this blog is a part.
Contact Heather by e-mailing hcomak@hcpro.com
